Color effects in the interior

A human perceives the world mainly visually, because color is an integral component of the characteristics of any object. Congenital sense of color harmony is not given to everyone, so specialized applications such as the Color Wheel and Live Palettes can help. But first of all, when choosing some color you need to ask yourself: what effect do I want to achieve?

Effects that can be achieved with a lot of color, for example, you can visually increase the volume of a room with white or achieve the opposite effect by using matte black. Some colors create a cozy atmosphere, others tune the working mode, that is, there are many options for applying color. How to use a color to create a certain effect in the interior?

Coolness. What color do you imagine when you think about coolness? Of course blue, because it is the color of freshness. It will help if the room is hot, especially if the windows look to the sunny side.

Warmth and comfort. This effect is created with the help of red and orange, because they are shades of warm colors. For a cold climate, brown will be perfect, the walls colored in this color will add some warmth and comfort.

Volume. Alas, we can not add square meters, but to make an apartment visually more spacious is easy! Light tones deceive our brain, visually expand the space, so even in a small bright room you will feel more spacious. On the contrary, dark or saturated tones will narrow the space.

Levity. How to make massive, bulky wardrobe visually lightweight? There are a few principles that will help you achieve the illusion of levity:

  • Light colors are lightweight than dark
  • Muted colors are lightweight than saturated
  • If two colors have the same brightness and saturation, than cool colors will seem more lightweight

Nuance. If you want to focus on certain details – choose a contrasting colour. For example, red and green, blue and yellow. Color Wheel can help you to choose the color nuance.

Zoning. The combination of different colors is a great way to divide the space into zones: to separate the kitchen from the corridor, to highlight the working area and recreation area. Simply painting the walls in different colors or shades, you can get the visual effect of different rooms. It is advisable to choose shades that are not very different in intensity, with a difference of two or three tones, or contrasting. When zoning color accessories may be unnecessary, that is, you can save a lot. 

Height. To make the ceiling seem higher than it actually is, it should be taken into account that cold shades visually distance the object and light make it more spacious. 

Take into account all the characteristics of the color, its effect and how it looks in natural and artificial light. Then you will be able to create a harmonious interior that is comfortable for life.

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